diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt
index be9d67407..661676958 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.ConnectivityType
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.DefaultReactions
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.DefaultZapAmounts
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.GLOBAL_FOLLOWS
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.KIND3_FOLLOWS
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Nip47URI
@@ -323,11 +325,11 @@ object LocalPreferences {
 
             val zapAmountChoices = getString(PrefKeys.ZAP_AMOUNTS, "[]")?.let {
                 Event.mapper.readValue<List<Long>?>(it)
-            }?.ifEmpty { listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L) } ?: listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L)
+            }?.ifEmpty { DefaultZapAmounts } ?: DefaultZapAmounts
 
             val reactionChoices = getString(PrefKeys.REACTION_CHOICES, "[]")?.let {
                 Event.mapper.readValue<List<String>?>(it)
-            }?.ifEmpty { listOf("+") } ?: listOf("+")
+            }?.ifEmpty { DefaultReactions } ?: DefaultReactions
 
             val defaultZapType = getString(PrefKeys.DEFAULT_ZAPTYPE, "")?.let { serverName ->
                 LnZapEvent.ZapType.values().firstOrNull() { it.name == serverName }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index 15ca50074..ce14f770e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ val DefaultChannels = setOf(
     "42224859763652914db53052103f0b744df79dfc4efef7e950fc0802fc3df3c5" // -> Amethyst's Group
 )
 
+val DefaultReactions = listOf("\uD83D\uDE80", "\uD83E\uDEC2", "\uD83D\uDC40", "\uD83D\uDE02")
+
+val DefaultZapAmounts = listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L)
+
 fun getLanguagesSpokenByUser(): Set<String> {
     val languageList = ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(Resources.getSystem().getConfiguration())
     val codedList = mutableSetOf<String>()
@@ -67,8 +71,8 @@ class Account(
     var dontTranslateFrom: Set<String> = getLanguagesSpokenByUser(),
     var languagePreferences: Map<String, String> = mapOf(),
     var translateTo: String = Locale.getDefault().language,
-    var zapAmountChoices: List<Long> = listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L),
-    var reactionChoices: List<String> = listOf("+"),
+    var zapAmountChoices: List<Long> = DefaultZapAmounts,
+    var reactionChoices: List<String> = DefaultReactions,
     var defaultZapType: LnZapEvent.ZapType = LnZapEvent.ZapType.PRIVATE,
     var defaultFileServer: ServersAvailable = ServersAvailable.NOSTR_BUILD,
     var defaultHomeFollowList: String = KIND3_FOLLOWS,